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Definition of ingress
1 : the act of entering : entrance the seal prevents ingress of moisture
2 : the power or liberty of entrance or access an area with restricted ingress
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Examples of ingress in a Sentence
Ingress to and egress from the freeway were made difficult by the construction.
with limited ingress and egress to the freeway, the stadium is the frequent scene of bottlenecks
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While all sovereign bodies inherently control ingress and egress, whether wisely or fearfully, that control becomes self-defeating when police powers run amok.
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Origin and Etymology of ingress
Middle English, from Latin ingressus, from ingredi
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: a way to enter a place or the act of entering a place
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